I grew up on a auditory diet of 80s rock and bluegrass. My mom and dad listened to Metallica, ACDC, and The Offspring. My grandpa listened to nothing but bluegrass. I spent a lot of time with my grandparents, as both sides lived in the same town. My mom and her mother both worked...

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I have an Autographed Heart Tracing (EKG) of Mr. Monroe. He came into the hospital I was working at in my early twenties. I recognized him immediately and he was gracious and signed the extra copy of the tracing I made (in spite of my unprofessional behavior...

I came across bluegrass only when I saw the movie 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' with George Clooney, and got hooked. I have an Apple Mac and found I could get radio, so I go to the 'Country' category and found to my delight that there are bluegrass radio stations. Its so so so...

I love folky stuff and bluegrass is great for that. I had a brother-in-law that played the banjo. It is way more difficult than at first glance and takes talent. My favorite memory of live bluegrass was at a historic hotel in southern Colorado. The...